District Accountability Committee starts year with a push for new members

Longtime member Monica Plewe says she will take a break

Police, archaeologists unearthing bones from hillside in southern Durango

Fragments, including partial skull, are possibly Indigenous

Dolores school board discusses superintendent search, mill levy override

The board also hears about pay raises for coaches

Woman rescued after four days lost on solo ‘quest’ with Durango guide group

‘Nature does not care about your safety and will kill you,’ sheriff says, chastising Animas Valley Institute

Mancos Valley Summer Brewfest serves up regional music, beers

This year, the event raised money for Mancos Valley Resources and Mancos FoodShare

Two Durango projects receive housing catalyst fund money

Animas View Mobile Home Park Co-op secures another round of funding

Tuxon Ranch in southwest La Plata County holding public tours, expanding operations

Equine operation also adding new animal stalls and pastures

Chuckwagon Rendezvous co-founder Harry Baxstrom ready to hang up the apron

‘It’s hard to not do something you’ve been doing a long time that you love,’ he says

Montezuma-Cortez theater departments plan musicals, plays this school year

Roster includes ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ ‘Treasure Island,’ ‘One Stoplight Town’ and ‘Wizard of Oz’

La Plata County Fair Demolition Derby all the (road) rage in Ignacio

Fierce competition, cash prizes and lasting friendships make up annual smash ’em up

Local Civil Air Patrol unit to hold meeting for youths and potential volunteers

CAP teaches participating cadets about the value of volunteer work, excellence and respect

Is the four-day school week helping students and teachers?

A report shows the practice doesn’t benefit students or help with recruitment, retention